Bill Viola reimagines the Renaissance with a retrospective in Florence

In 1974, fresh after graduating from the experimental studies programme at Syracuse Universitys visual and performaning arts department, Bill Viola moved to Florence to work at Art/Tapes/22, one of the first video art production studios in Europe. Although he was there only two years, it turned out to be a pivotal experience for the young artist. 
First as an assistant and then as the technical director of the studio, Viola worked with artists like Joan Jonas, Chris Burden and Jannis Kounel